He made the call during a familiarization tour of the Municipal Assembly on 7th September 2017.  

The Deputy Minister who was accompanied on the tour by the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. James Ayarik, advised the workers to work assiduously to ensure that the Municipality enjoyed its fair share of all government interventions aimed at improving the living standard of the people.

“You are the engine of growth at the Municipality so ensure that Local government machine keeps running.  Position yourself well to ensure you take full advantage of the one district one factory”, Mr. Ntim noted.

Before ending his speech, he regretted the unfortunate situation where government workers allowed politics to ground government plans and appealed to the gathering to seek the welfare of the people they were serving.

Hon. Collins Ntim making a point, and looking on is Hon. Thomas Appiah Kubi (MCE)

The Municipal Chief Executive, Thomas Appiah Kubi on his part expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Deputy Minister for the working visit and assured him of the Assembly’s readiness to explore every opportunity available for the benefit of Mampong Municipality.

He enumerated a number of initiatives and projects he had undertaken during his few months as MCE to the delight of the Deputy Minister and the gathering.

Mr. Appiah Kubi further disclosed that a number of programmes, projects and interventions were lined up for implementation in the Municipality that would go a long way to alleviate hardship on the people.

The President’s representative reiterated the Deputy Minister’s call for political neutrality at office and noted that plans were put in place to meet all the Heads of second cycle institutions to deliberate on how best to ensure the smooth implementation of the Free SHS Education policy.

On the one district one factory, the Municipal Chief Executive revealed that carrots was one vegetable that was grown in great proportion in relation to other crops and vegetables and stated that a survey conducted revealed that focusing on carrots for the factory would serve a better purpose.